Holder for cigars and cigarettes.



P. H. HOUNGET.

- HOLDER FOR CIGARS AND CIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22, 1912.

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] n vente@ UNITED STATES PIERRE HUBERT HOUNGERO VONDA, SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA.v

AHOII'LDEEB. FOR CIGABS AND CIGARETTES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led March 22, 1912. Serial N o. 685,474.

To all whom it may concern:

\ Be it known that I, PIERRE H. HouNeET, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Vonda, in the Province of Sasekatchewan andDominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Imp-rovements-inHolders for Cigars and Cigarettes, of which the following is aspecification.

An object of the invention is to provide a cigar and cigarette holderfor supporting the cigar lor cigarette in smoking position.

The invention embodies, among other features, a device including amouthpiece and a tubular container'adapted to contain the smokablearticle, a spring being provided for forcing thasmokable articleoutwardly from the container as the article is consumed and a retainingsleevel for connection with the container for retaining the smokablear,- ticle within the container, against the action of the said spring.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings which constitute a part of this specicatiominwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which: Figure 1 is a vvertical -longitudinal sectionalview of the device showing a cigarette mounted therein; and Fig. 2 is aside elevation of a cigarette showing the retaining sleeve mountedthereon preparatory to insertingthe cigarette in the container. Fig. 3is a perspective view of the sleeve.

Referring 'more particularly to the views, use is made of a holder 10terminating at one end in a mouthpiece 1l, the mentioned holder beingtubular and provided with a passage l2 enlargedat one end to form a seat13 and a chamber 14 for an expansible spring 15. A tubular container 16is threadedly mounted on an end of the holder 10 and, the spring l5 isadapted to extend into the container 16, the free end of the containerbeing provided with a peripherally extendingbead 17 forming aseat 18 fora retaining sleeve 19, the said sleeve 19 being adapted for engagementwith the free. end of the container, the said sleeve being, preferablysplitl and formed of a flexible material so that when the sleeve 1smounted on the container the spring-like action of the material,together with the bead 17, will retain the sleeve in rigid engagementwith the container.

' In the use of the device', the sleeve 19 is removed from the container16 and the' sleeve is then forced over the Iend of a cigarette 20, thementioned end of the cigarette being first slightly compressed toreceive the sleeve. The cigarette 20 is then inserted in the container16 and pressed inwardly against-the action of the spring 15, thuscompressing the spring s0 that the Asame will be contained in thechamber 14, the retaining sleeve being adapted to engage the containerwith the inner end of the retaining sleeve adapted to engage the seat18. It will now be seen that the tip end of the cigarette will liewithin the retaining sleeve 19 and when the cigarette hasbeen mounted inthe container as mentioned the cigarette is Patented July t, 1914..

lighted in the usual mannen Now as the 16, so that almost the entirecigarette can be consumed and there will be no waste as is usually thecase. It will also be seen that the sleeve 19 aids in retaining thecigarette Within the container to prevent the' spring from entirelyforcing the unconsumed cigarette out of the container, and by providinga device of the kind described for the accommodation of a cigarette, theaction of drawing the smoke into the mouth will lbe easier in view ofthe fact that the cigarette will be almost entirely inclosed by thecontainer 16, the device being also provided to prevent the lingers frombecoming stained with tobacco.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the classf described, the combination with a holderprovided wit-h a mouthpiece, of' a container on the said holder andadapted t0 receive a smokable article, a spring carried in the holderand extending into the container to engage an end of the smokablearticle, a vbead at one end of the container, anda split spring-likespring in the holder and extendinginto the container, and a splitspring-like retaining sleeve for removable engagement with the free endof the said container, the spring- ]ke action of the split sleeve beingadapted to normally retain the same in connection with the container.

In testimony whereof l ax my signature in presence of two Witnesses,J

PERRE HUBERT HUNGET.

Wtnesses J os. DAIGNAULT, A. G. AGARAND.

